Vietnamese, French businesspeople meet up in Hanoi

Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnamese and French businesspeople attended a get-together in Hanoi on
November 10 on the occasion of Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13) and Vietnam
Corporate Culture Day (November 10).

Speaking at the event, Vice
Chairman of the Central Committee of Vietnam-France Friendship and Cooperation
Association Nguyen Lan Trung said the event will warm up a seminar on bilateral
economic and trade ties next year.

The association wishes that French
and Vietnamese firms operating in each country would become a strong and united
community to boost two-way trade, he said.

French Deputy Ambassador to
Vietnam Olivier Sigaud said the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the
European Union, which will be ratified and take effect in the near future, will
make important contributions to promoting bilateral ties.

As Vietnam and France will
celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and the
fifth anniversary of strategic partnership next year, a number of high-level
mutual visits will be scheduled with an aim to step up trade activities.-VNA